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For the first time in four years, a new restaurant has been crowned The World's Best: El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain.

The restaurant took the top spot on the prestigious annual list published by Restaurant magazine and co-sponsored by S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.

The magazine released its 2013 list today during an awards ceremony in London.

El Celler de Can Roca ranked #2 last year. It's run by three Catalan brothers, the Rocas, who grew up working in their mother's restaurant nearby. They serve native Catalan fare with a cutting-edge twist, using molecular gastronomy and creative displays to turn food into art.

The restaurant also has three Michelin stars, and serves a tasting menu that starts at €135 ($176).

Head chef Joan is alone a cook of the very highest order: he helped pioneer the widespread use of sous-vide cooking in the ’90s via his Roner machine, and is a technical maestro. Josep is the head sommelier who runs the supremely smooth front-of-house operation: understated but passionate. Jordi is the rule-breaking pastry chef whose creations blow the imagination.

The standout dish at the restaurant is a charcoal-grilled king prawn, king-prawn sand, ink rocks, fried legs, head juice and king prawn essence, according to World's 50 Best.